(bɛˈtɒŋ) n (Animals) a species of rat kangaroo of Australia having a short nose[C19: from a native Australian language]Thesaurus
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bettong - short-nosed rat kangaroo rat kangaroo, kangaroo rat - any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroosBettongia, genus Bettongia - jerboa kangaroo